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Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Shouldham, Norfolk
One famous person was born in Shouldham
Alf Kirchen, the English footballer, was born in 1913. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Articles about them exist in 6 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is King's Lynn, 8 mi away: 93, led by George Vancouver.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Alf Kirchen
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Alf Kirchen
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Shouldham
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in King's Lynn: 93.
Questions about famous people from Shouldham
Who is the most famous person from Shouldham?
Alf Kirchen (English footballer (1913-1999)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages.
How many famous people were born in Shouldham?
1 people born in Shouldham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Shouldham known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Shouldham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Shouldham’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- George Vancouver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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